Original steel engraving cut by W. R. Smith after the drawing by J. M. W. Turner. The beach at Tynemouth after the storm, with the remains of a wreck and the ruins of the priory and the lighthouse against the sky.
Original steel engraving cut by W. R. Smith after the drawing by J. M. W. Turner. The beach at Tynemouth after the storm, with the remains of a wreck and the ruins of the priory and the lighthouse against the sky.
It corresponds to the subject Tynemouth, Northumberland from Picturesque Views in England and Wales, the series Charles Heath published after Turner's drawings, held to be one of the summits of English Romantic printmaking. This impression carries no engraved title below the image.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851).
Engraver: William Raymond Smith.
Date: 1831.
Source: Picturesque Views in England and Wales.
Dimensions: Sheet 6.5 x 9.0 in (16.6 x 22.8 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with light toning of the paper and a few damp specks in the margins.